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STRONGLY DENOUNCES
THE GRACE CHARGES
BOTH BLEASE ASD JONES WERE
GIVEN OVATIONS.
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Tremendous Cheering But >'o
Disorder.
News and Courier, 6th.
Ovations for both Judge Jones and
fiovftrnnr "Rlpase: tremendous cheer
ing but no disorder; the threat by
Governor Blease that if Charleston
voted for Judge Jones, he, Blease,
would do his best to inflict upon this
city a metropolitan police and government
by injunction?these were some
of the outstanding features of the
State campaign meeting held yester
day afternoon and last night at the
Hibernian Hall. Other features no
less important were the stirring appeal
made by Judge Jones to his audience4
to pay no heed to accusations
and arguments which he characterized
as "pickayunish" and "absurd;" his
effective answering one by one of the
chares hroueht aeainst him bv. the
governor in his Bishopville speech;
his earnest plea to vthe voters of
Charleston to vote for him and for
good government; and the charge
made by Governor Blease that Judge
Jones voted to fasten the metropolitan
police and government by injunction
upon Charleston, the governor
reading from the records to substantiate
these charges.
Denounces Accuser.
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Beyond question the crisis of the
meeting, the most exciting moment of
it all came almost at the end, when
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Governor Blease, after discussing his
relations with Mayor Grace and the
charges made by the latter that graft
ho fmm thp riisr>pn ssarv
V\/UiU V* U-VV .A X* V?V r
constables in Charleston practically
up to the* governor's office, declared
that any man who accused him of ever
receiving a dishonest dollar was a
"malicious character-thief and a cowardly
liar." Mayor Grace was in the
audience occupying a chair about five
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rows irom me stage anu on me tuui.ii
Bide of the hall. Instantly hundreds
of eyes turned to the place where he
Bat. The mayor, however, made no
reply, and, the meeting being at an
end a few minutes later, he simply
rose and left the hall with the rest of
the crowd. .
> This denunciation of any who acmiKPri
'him hroueht the most exciting
moment of the meeting, but it was not
the most significant or important of
the statements made by Governor
Blease. The statement that made the
deepest impression upon his hearers
was the threat with which he con?
"T ?;il Va n-nror.
ClUQeU HIS syctJUJU. 1 mm uc &<-"
nor," he declared, "the last part of
August, all of September, October, November,
December and twenty-one
days in January; and if you want
government by injunction and metro""lin/i
"ntn fft1? TrtriftC ST1/1 fflT
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the rest of this year and the next two
I will do my best to give it to you."
Reads Letter From Grace.
Another feature of Governor Blease's
speech which excited keen interest
^ because it had to do with his relations
with Mayor Grace was his reading of
a letter from Mayor Grace, in which
the latter asked fiim not to dismiss a
local notary public who was a negro.
Governor Blease read this letter amid
rapt attention, and also read, the replj*
which he had written to the mayor
and in which he declined to retain the
negro as a notary. He concluded this;
phase1 of his speech with the statement
that as long as he was governor
no negro would hold a commission
from him. This was the signal for an
outburst of applause mingled with a
few shouts from the audience warning
him to be careful in what he said
about Grace.
The governor also received enthusiastic
applause when in reply to a
question he endorsed the races held
here last winter and said in regard to
holding another race meet here next
year that he would advise Charleston
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to go aneao. ana ao <ts tsne jjie?iseu
about it.
Big Hall Filled.
It was a tremendous audience that
faced the gubernatorial candidates
when their turn came to speak. It was
a large audience from the first when
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at 5.15 o'ciock unairmau n. w. gunner
called the meeting to order; but
when the gubernatorial candidates addressed
the audience the crowd that
was present was decidedly too big for
the Hibernian Hall. Every seat was
taken and men were massed all along
the sides of the hall and half way
down the middle aisle. Excellent or
h arleston
> Mayor Grace
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! tier was preserved. There was plenty
! of excitement, and there were some inI
terruptions; but the candidates were
all given respectful hearings and discourtesy
was shown to none of them.
Of the gubernatorial candidates
John T. Duncan spoke first, Judge
Jones second and Governor LSlease
last. It is impossible to say with any
! degree of certainty whether a majority
of those present favored Jones or
! Blease. The former received a splen'did
ovation when he was introduced,
[the cheering lasting longer than when
J the governor arose to speak. On the
other hand, there wras more cheering ^
during the course of Governor Blease's
SDeech than when Judge Jones had i
the floor, though the latter was cheered
loud and long and often at many
points.
Both Speakers in Fine Form.
Judge Jones's speech, the best that
he has made since the campaign opened,
was devoted largely to answering
one by one the charges brought
against him by Governor Blease at
Bishopville. It was a good speech,
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wen ucnvtrtxi <mu wn- j
structed. The outstanding feature of
Governor Blease's 6peech?which was
also the best that he has yet made.?
was the way in which he plunged at
once into a discussion of the local situation
as it affects himself?the sulfation,
that is to say, which arose out
of the split between Mayor jonn r.
Grace, of 'Charleston, and himself.
Many had supposed that Governor
Blease would avoid touching upon the
quarrel between Mayor Grace and
himself and the charges that the mayor
made that graft had been going
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irom tne dispensary uuiisiaui^s ueic
practically up to the governor's office.
The reverse proved to be the case,
Governor Blease began his speech by
stating- that he stuck by .3en Stothart
because Stothart had stuck by him.
He gave a detailed recital of just how
Mayor Grace was made lieafe.ii.at colonel
on the governor's staff, stating
that this was done at the request of
L. C. A. Roessler. Referring io the
graft charges brought agains*. him in
connection with the Charleston dispensary
constabulary, he declared that
any man who said he had ever received
a dishonest dollar from any source
was "a malicious character-thief and
a cowardly liar." This came near the
conclusion of his speech and of the
meeting and was followed by consid- j
erable applause.
POLITICAL STORM IX BERKELEY. |
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Blease Captures tlie Crowd at Monck's |
Corner?Slight Inclination to
Engage in Fisticuffs.
Moncks Corner, July 4.?The most
extraordinary and stormiest political
meeting that Berkeley county has seen
in a decade or more was held here today
when the candidates for State offices
appeared before the voters and
made their claims. In Berkeley as- j
J ,t !
seniDiea a ruease truwu, emu uvui
the long an(d loud demonstrations, it
appeared that the majority of the Berkeley
county votes in the August primary
will be cast for the re-election
of the present governor. Jones sentiment
was strong, however, and there
was applause and flowers for both the
aspirants for the chief executive of
fice.
Young Ladies Enthusiastic.
Three young ladies, Misses Onibel
Duren, of Lancaster, and Marie Jones
and Eliza Hyrne, of Moncks Corner,
jumped up into the wagon where the
candidates spoke just as Judge Jones
was announced by Chairman W. f. j
Russell, and over the head of the senior
candidate waved one a red, one a |
white and one a blue flag, each bear- j
ing the name of Ira B. Jones; ap- j
plause and more applause rent the j
air. Governor Blease was lifted to the 1
shoulders of several big men after the
! last speaker had concluded, and was
! carried back to the wagon with shouts
for another speech; two voters in the
crowd became enraged and began to
fight; factions were warmly aligned
and pandemonium reigned as the heated
meeting came to a close. The
"Glorious Jb'ourrn' 01 iyiz win long
be remembered by the voters of Berkeley
county.
Outdoor Meeting.
The meeting was held on the lawn
in front of the county court house, and
was opened with prayer by the Rev. R.
tr* nihcnn tViq r>rr?wd first assembled
in the court room, but, when it increased,
adjournment was had to the
open. Rain soon began to fail, and
the voters again packed inside. Later
the sun began to shine and a second
demand was made for open-air speak- j
ing. The candidates for the governorship,
around whom interest of the
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|:he speakers standing in a wagon in
j :he audience, and many young ladies
| wore red and white and bine ribbon
! bearing the name of Ira B. Jones.
Several carried flags similarly label
led.
Blease Loudly Applauded.
Governor Blease was the first speaker
in the gubernatorial contest. He
! was cheered often and at times his
i cunrvniitor/, Viononio cr\ ovnhprant tVlijt
IOUp|A/l WW Vrt M.A4V VA4U.V
^he governor had to ask them to allow
him to talk. There was much good
humor in the crowd, though there was
also slight evidence of whiskey. When
Governor Blease took his seat he was
loudly applauded and was presented
with a bouquet of flowers.
"Picking the Winner."
While Judge Jones was speaking
the young ladies, who had "picked him
as the winner," stood waving their
flags and flowers, which they later
nroc^rtfp^ tn thp Rnpakpr. flnvprnnr
Blease saw the evidences of zeal, and
in his speech he 6aid: "I want to say
to those young ladies with the ban- |
ners and flowers that I won't be as |
impolite to them as Judge Jones was j
to the young ladies who cheered me j
at Georgetown, who wore Blease j
badges, when he> referred to their being
tagged as fertilizer sacks. You
aro nrpftv eirls and T admire vnur
spirit of standing by your candidate,
but you will make beautiful pallbearers
at his political funeral on August
27." At this there were loud cheers.
In his speech later Judge Jones stated
that he had not at Georgetown referred
to young ladies wearing Blease
badges, for he never saw any but men I
wearing them, but he had made use \
of the figure in which he said the J
tJiease men were tagged.
Blease Hoisted by Admirers.
The young ladies who jumped into !
the speaker's wagon and waved their |
banners over the head of Judge Jones j
sat on the wagon seat until the can- j
didate had concluded his speech. When i
he had finished they again cheered., j
waved their flags over his head and
presented him with flowers.
When Judge Jones had completed :
his speech Governor Blease, who was :
in the crowd of listeners, was picked
up by a bunch of big men and carried i
on their shoulders to the rear of the j
wagon and thrust upon the stump
again, and there were calls for another
speech. The governor held up
his hands and when quiet prevailed he
stated that he would not talk any fur- I
ther; that the candidates had adopted
a rule against replies, and that he did
not care to break ever now, for if he
did there would be no end of the busi- j
ness of replies. There were cheers |
again and efforts to "shoulder" the j
governor away from the stand, but :
smilingly the governor begged to be
relieved of such rough demonstration i
of affection.
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Evans Opens Up Batteries on Attor- j
ney General?Blease Denounces
Editor Smoak.
Walterboro, July 6.?A vigorous attack
by Mr. Barnard B. Evans upon
Attorney General Lyon, who was not |
present, was pernaps tne only teature
of the drowsiest, least interesting!
meeting of the State campaign. A '
mildly exciting incident was Governor i
Blease's bitter denounciation of the j
Walterboro Press and Standard and
its editor, Mr. W. W. Smoak. But the
meeting was dull and listless; the,
candidates, most of tiem, were unin- |
teresting and unable to inspire their j
hearers. Even Governor Blease, whose
ability to "whoop 'em up" is recognized,
had a hard task arousing his
hearers.
An Anti-Climax Day.
Such a climax was reached in
loof i rrV? f f V* of frv^ov /%xrnrr_ .
1^:0 tv/ii iaoi iiiguu uiai ivuaj jthing
was flat?the fiz was all gone, j
There wasn't energy enough display-1
ed to attempt to howl anybody down, j
nor to whoop anybody up. An occa- :
sional hurrah and some reasonably
lively cheers when Governor Blease
[talked about lynching and niggers and
! assailed Editor Smoak were about all
| that could be stirred up.
Evans lurries Lyon.
Messrs. Lyon and P3>/>.es missed
their trains in Charleston t-iis morning
and so wired the comity chairman.
Mr. Barnard B. Evans, rhe only candidate
for attorney general present,
opened up his batteries, some ol*
which have been silent for some time
I past, and trained them on Attorney
General Lyon. He stated today that
he doesn't believe Mr. Lyon to be a
gentleman nor does he think him honest.
Mr. Evans promises some more
hot shot at Beaufort Tuesday.
Blease's Attack on Smoak.
Governor Blease denounced as a
dirty lie the published report in the
Press and Standard last year that on
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his way to he inaugurated he had
stopped at a blind tiger and treated
some friends. Mr. Smoak was on the
I stand a;ul produced the clipping
i which contained a correction of ihe
i report. It was thought by some that
I there might be trouble, hut the interj
change of words was all.
Crowd of About Six Hundred.
County Chairman Madison P. Howell
presided over the meeting, which
was held in a grove near the business
portion* of the city. A patient crowd
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jstood i.nrougnoui uie i?o uuuis aiiu a
j half o): speaking; that is, the portion
of the crowd which did not succeed
in crowding upon the small improvised
staiid. About six or seven hundred
composed the assemblage.
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! MAYOR MAKES WABM BEPLY.
Grace Gives Out Statement Answering
Blease's Attack.
News and Courier.
"Of course it was anticipated by me
that Governor Blease would be compelled
at the Charleston meeting to
itake notice of and, if he could, answer
the charges which I have so
publicly made against him," said
Mayor Grace last night, in a statement
replying to the attack made upon
him by the governor in his speech at
the State campaign meeting nem Friday
evening at the Hibernian Hall.
The Mayor's Statement
"Of course it was anticipated by i
me that Governor Blease would be
compelled at the Charleston meeting
to take notice of, and, if he could,
answer the charges which I have 60
publicly made against him. There j
was no escape from this necessity, j
The only matter over which I had any j
doubts was whether or not I should j
attend the meeting, and with my own I
ears hear what he had to say. My ;
?j- .Lr?n? :? 1,. !
inerius piacucauy uiiiuiiiijuuaij' au- i
vised me against it. As it happened, I i
was on the Isle of Palms at the State i
Bankers' convention, and had I cared I
to lend plausibility to my absence I '
could readily have evaded it. But I :
determined, that come what might, it !
was my duty to go to the meeting, j
As a Democrat, I have never missed |
any of these meetings, and the only j
thing that could have kept me away j
u-nniH hsvp hppn. whatever others !
might have thought of it, cowardice
on my part
"Having made rp my mind, there- j
fore, to go the next thing which both- j
ered me was what attitude I 6hould j
assume toward Governor Blease, how-1
soever personal and bitter he might1
become. As I had deliberately gone
to tne meeting 1 was equanj na ur- i
liberate about what my course should \
be. I remembered that 1/ was mayor I
of Charleston; that the hall was pack-1
ed with men who, at the slightest
threat of personal injury, would ;
spring to my side through a devotion j
that is unexcelled anywhere. The po- j
lice force, while composed largely of
men loyal to me, I would have myself
required to do its duty, and under the :
orders of the chairman I, and eVen my j
most devoted friends, might have been
summarily removed from the hall, to
which extremity I would have bowed
in obedience to law. With these mere
outlines of a riotous situation flooding
my mind there was but one view for
me to take?to swallow anything. I
did it with complacency, and i think '
the. public, from wnat 1 near, approves
of my course.
Tlie Beer Incident.
"Moreover, what did it matter what j
Blease said?- Did he not in the very
speech in which he so violently by in-;
direction, denounced me, also give ut- j
terance to the rankest indecencies and \
anarchy? Think of a governor replying
as to how he stood on the beer
question by shouting that if his ques-!
tioner (in violation of the law) would
bring him up to the stage a drink of
beer he would be better able to answer
the question. Of course, it was
grilling for me to have to sit and lis- j
ten. to Blease's lies. The idea of his
making it appear that the beginning
of our troubles was when he refused
to aDnoint a negro notary public,
whose appointment, by the way, I had
asked only as a favor to gentlemen in
Charleston who were not then, nor
have ever been, my political friends. |
Are Messrs Nathans and Sinkler also
negro lovers? And 4o they believe in
jsocial equality? Certainly not. it is
; almost sickening to nave to answer
:such tommy-rot.
The Dispensary Constables.
"There was but one cause* and that
was (as I said in a published article
recently,) Blease had broken his public
promise and his private word. I
expected him to be governor of
South Carolina and when he was
elected I was happy. Any intimation
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Dy mm mai i wisueu io usuip uiuae
functions is more than absurd. In the
presence of many others he asked me
I if I would name a man for chief constable,
and in their presence I denounced
the. whole proposition, and
said that I would hold him to his
(word not to appoint any, as I knew
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and had told him in writing, that they
would be grafters. They have since
demonstrated it. What more proof
does he need?
"Talk about facing Stothart! Wit
ness after witness under oath faced I
Stothart, and then finally Stothart
faced himsell, and looking himself
and his own guilt, (and, I believe,
Blease's mountainous guilt) in the
eye, he refused to answer on the
grounds that it might incriminate
himself. Why didn't Blease read the
constable letter?the letter of pro
phetic warning which I wrote him,
and in which I told him that he had
broken his word, rather than switch
off on the irrelative tangent of alleged
social equality?
Blease's Threat
"Of course, his nasty threat about
the metropolitan police is in keeping
with the rest of his character, but it
wov /1iermipHri2r Tf it mf>anS I
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anything it means simply this: Up j
to August 27, no matter what the
people of Charleston do, the constables
will stay here as graft agents.
On August 28, if by their votes, the
people of Charleston have resented his
dirty administration, he will take it
as a sufficient crisis in the history of
the State to justify his resort to whatever
extraordinary power he can
stretch the laws to mean. The metro
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politan police Dili nas oeen repeaieu,
but he refers to some vague, obsolete
power whereunder a sort of martial
law might be foisted upon us?a pow- '
er, of course, under our institutions
necessarily lodging in our executive,
if upon any, rare occasion a city held !
itself in open rebellion against State
authority.
"That such conditions in Charleston j
could suddenly spring up uvci liigm j
upon his defeat could only appeal to ;
his diseased and lawless niiad, and
were he even so disposed, he would
find that the courts of South Carolina,
for wuk.ii he professes such utter contempt,
would stay his vengeful hand.
"We know that Charleston also too
long has bent under the fear of usurnarinn
hut T believe that there is still
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pride and resentment left, and from
now until election day I expect to call
upon her people by their unanimous
vote to spurn the bribe of peace at the
price of independence, and I ask them
now in the language of Patrick Henry,
|'Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as
j to be purchased at the price of chains
and slavery?'"
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